Author

Gary Hecht

Gary Hecht, RN, is a clinical nurse at an oculoplastic and orbital surgery practice in Anchorage, Alaska. After assisting in plastic surgery operating rooms, he moved into orbital surgery, scrubbed into eyelid cases, and later took over patient education for surgical preparation and recovery. He holds a BSN from Boise State University, and Hecht coordinates care for patients recovering from reconstructive eyelid procedures and thyroid eye disease.

What Is Brow Ptosis? Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
What Causes Swollen Eyelids in the Morning?
Why Do I Have a Mole in My Eye and Should I Be Worried?
What Is Palsy of the Eye? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Why Is One Eye Getting Smaller? Causes & Concerns
Does Bell’s Palsy Affect Vision and the Eyes?
What Are Narrow Angles of the Eyes? Causes & Treatment
Paralysis of the Eyelid: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Why Is One Eye Suddenly Bigger Than the Other?
Why Are My Eyelashes Growing in Different Directions?
What to Do for Itchy Eyes After Eyelid Surgery?
How to Properly Massage a Chalazion
Can an Elongated Eyeball Be Reversed?
Why Are My Eye Shapes Different?
Why Is My Eyelid Folding Weird and How Do I Fix It?
Meibomian Gland Dropout: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Is Orbital Fat Loss Permanent? Causes and Treatments
Why You Keep Getting a Recurrent Chalazion and How to Stop It
Bump Inside Your Eyelid: Causes and Treatment
Lagophthalmos: Causes, Symptoms, and Modern Treatments
How Is Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Diagnosed?
Cyst Behind Eye: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
Conjunctival Cysts: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Medial Canthus Swelling: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Small Bump on Your Eyelid: Stye, Chalazion, or Milia?
How to Tell If Your Punctal Plug Fell Out
Lacrimal Gland Swelling: Causes and Treatments
Why Do I Have a Lump in My Eye Socket?
Does a Chalazion Pop and Should You Try to Pop It?
Why Is There a Bump on My Eyelash Line?